Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Major cycling event pedals into Denbighshire

The Tour of Britain's cycling event is visit to Denbighshire and the rest of North Wales today (Wednesday). The event will see Team Sky, which includes well known names such as Sir Bradley Wiggins an Mark Cavendish, pass through the area on Stage 4 of the Tour.

The tour enters Denbighshire from the county boundary near Loggerheads and leaves via the county boundary into Conwy near Bylchau. The race is expected to arrive at the following locations (estimate times). These times are for elite cyclists and the main group of cyclists are expected to follow close behind. A494 Loggerheads : 1.20pm A494 Llanferres: 1.25pm A525 Ruthin: 1.35pm A525 Llanrhaeadr: 1.50pm A525 Denbigh: 1.55pm The roads are expected to be closed approximately 20 minutes before the race arrives and will re-open as soon as the cyclists have gone through. These timings are estimates and spectators are urged to get to the route in plenty of time. For further information, please visit: www.thetour.co.uk